Martin Fackler
Writer at Freelance
Acting Tokyo Bureau Chief at The New York Times
Tokyo-based author. Words in @nytimes, @CJR, @ForeignPolicy, @litera_web, 雑誌President。『吠えない犬』など11冊の和書の著者・共著者。No investment advice.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Martin Fackler
In a display of Beijing's growing military reach, the Chinese Navy sent two aircraft carriers into the Pacific Ocean, far from the country's coast, for the first time to conduct exercises together, Japan's defense minister, Gen Nakatani, said. Mr. Nakatani told reporters on Monday that the Chinese aircraft carriers were spotted launching and retrieving jet fighters out in the Pacific to the east of the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, about 750 miles south of Tokyo.
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2 weeks ago |
telegraphindia.com | Martin Fackler
The Seventh is one of two new missile regiments that the army, called the Ground Self-Defence Force, has placed along the islands on country's southwestern flank in response to an increasingly robust Chinese navy frequently sailing through waters near Japan Martin Fackler Published 09.06.25, 12:50 PM Representational image File picture The ship-slaying missiles of the Japanese army’s Seventh Regiment are mounted aboard dark green trucks that are easy to move and conceal, but for now, the...
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sacbee.com | Martin Fackler
OKINAWA, Japan -- The ship-slaying missiles of the Japanese army’s 7th Regiment are mounted aboard dark green trucks that are easy to move and conceal, but for now, the soldiers are making no effort to hide them. Created a year ago, the fledgling regiment and its roving missile batteries occupy a hilltop base on the island of Okinawa that can be seen for miles. The visibility is intentional.
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flipboard.com | Martin Fackler
2 hours agoGov. Newsom says federal government is moving to 'take over' the California National GuardThe federal government is "moving to take over" the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Saturday. “That …1 hour agoThe legal issues raised by Trump sending the National Guard to L.A.The Trump administration announced Saturday that National Guard troops were being sent to Los Angeles — an action Gov. Gavin Newsom said he opposed.
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nytimes.com | Martin Fackler
A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing's growing power and questions about U.S. commitment. The ship-slaying missiles of the Japanese army's Seventh Regiment are mounted aboard dark green trucks that are easy to move and conceal, but for now, the soldiers are making no effort to hide them.
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Chinese academics also challenge the legitimacy of Japan's takeover of Okinawa in the 1870s, saying the Qing were too weak (and diverted by Japan's 1874 attack on Taiwan) to oppose it. While there are kernels of historical truth, these claims serve present-day political goals.
Russian state media publishes interview with Russian historian who accuses Japan of committing genocide against the Ainu. Anatoly Koshkin says “Hokkaido is not Japanese territory… It’s a colony conquered via many battles with the Ainu.” He accuses Japan of modern-day https://t.co/OLRBKvVxai
原発事故の最初の日から、政府は言葉の選び方により情報操作を行なってきた。今は「汚染水」対「処理水」だが、1号機が爆発した日に、「メルトダウン」や「溶融」を使っちゃういけないと言いながら、「炉心損傷」という意味不明な言い方にした。分かり難いのは、メディアが素直に政府に従ってきたこと
野村哲郎･農林水産相の「汚染水」発言。 中国の動向を想定できなかったことで大臣として無能であることを晒した野村農水相が、人としては ”正直者” であることが関係者の取材で分かった。 ※映像は8月31日 NHK『ニュース７』 https://t.co/OiBvz8Zu27
